Will Keane Confimred

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Re: Will Keane Confimred

by Greatwesternline » 15 Jan 2026 12:14

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WestYorksRoyal With him and Marriott, we basically have a guarantee that if we create chances we'll score goals.

So how we get the best out of Wing, Savage, Kyerewaa, Doyle etc., is the key thing to work on.


There is never a guarantee of goals


Especially if you stick him out on the wing :roll: Had we played to Vydra’s strengths he would have been a lot better for us.

And if you take his cup games into account he scored 9 in 36. Which is 1 in 4 which is about his average everywhere

gr8 knowledge tbf

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Re: Will Keane Confimred

by Brogue » 15 Jan 2026 12:26

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There is never a guarantee of goals


Especially if you stick him out on the wing :roll: Had we played to Vydra’s strengths he would have been a lot better for us.

And if you take his cup games into account he scored 9 in 36. Which is 1 in 4 which is about his average everywhere

gr8 knowledge tbf


I like little quizzes like that. Now if anyone can tell me who this is I will be impressed :lol:



Could have been a potential great for the club but we couldn’t ever get a work permit for him so had to get rid in the end. Currently on 46 games and counting for Georgia

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Re: Will Keane Confimred

by MR. CYNICAL » 15 Jan 2026 12:43

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Especially if you stick him out on the wing :roll: Had we played to Vydra’s strengths he would have been a lot better for us.

And if you take his cup games into account he scored 9 in 36. Which is 1 in 4 which is about his average everywhere

gr8 knowledge tbf


I like little quizzes like that. Now if anyone can tell me who this is I will be impressed :lol:



Could have been a potential great for the club but we couldn’t ever get a work permit for him so had to get rid in the end. Currently on 46 games and counting for Georgia

Why did we have him for 2 years without either playing or having a work permit?

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Re: Will Keane Confimred

by Sutekh » 15 Jan 2026 12:45

Touring the Georgian National teams for 2014 leads me to suggest the answer is Lasha Dvali.

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Re: Will Keane Confimred

by Brogue » 15 Jan 2026 12:49

Sutekh Touring the Georgian National teams for 2014 leads me to suggest the answer is Lasha Dvali.


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Re: Will Keane Confimred

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Re: Will Keane Confimred

by Snowflake Royal » 15 Jan 2026 13:16

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WestYorksRoyal With him and Marriott, we basically have a guarantee that if we create chances we'll score goals.

So how we get the best out of Wing, Savage, Kyerewaa, Doyle etc., is the key thing to work on.


There is never a guarantee of goals


Especially if you stick him out on the wing :roll: Had we played to Vydra’s strengths he would have been a lot better for us.

And if you take his cup games into account he scored 9 in 36. Which is 1 in 4 which is about his average everywhere

I also don't think choosing a player notorious for being a 'confidence' player with a rather up and down scoring record is hugely helpful.

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Re: Will Keane Confimred

by Sutekh » 15 Jan 2026 15:54

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There is never a guarantee of goals


Especially if you stick him out on the wing :roll: Had we played to Vydra’s strengths he would have been a lot better for us.

And if you take his cup games into account he scored 9 in 36. Which is 1 in 4 which is about his average everywhere

I also don't think choosing a player notorious for being a 'confidence' player with a rather up and down scoring record is hugely helpful.


Every player plays better if they’re confident, what would cause some loss of their confidence is having a prize plum of a manager who brings a player in and then fails miserably to play them in their proper position and to their strengths which is just what we had with Vydra and then Grabban.

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Re: Will Keane Confimred

by stealthpapes » 15 Jan 2026 17:05

WRT Grabban, we clearly asked him to do a role that was within his skillset and he did an excellent job at it. I think we played so much better with him on the pitch in that season. It's one of those where I wonder if I'm watching the same game as the people on here.


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Re: Will Keane Confimred

by Hendo » 15 Jan 2026 17:21

Wasn't Grabban suffering really badly with crohn's while he was with us?

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Re: Will Keane Confimred

by morganb » 15 Jan 2026 17:30

Hendo Wasn't Grabban suffering really badly with crohn's while he was with us?


Not sure but do recall that Chris Martin was suffering with something similar when he was with us (but only disclosed after he'd left)

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Re: Will Keane Confimred

by LightwaterRoyal » 15 Jan 2026 17:32

Can anyone guess these two?

Two of the most random Reading players that I for some reason still remember




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Re: Will Keane Confimred

by LightwaterRoyal » 15 Jan 2026 17:36

LightwaterRoyal Can anyone guess these two?

Two of the most random Reading players that I for some reason still remember






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Re: Will Keane Confimred

by MR. CYNICAL » 15 Jan 2026 18:09

Hendo Wasn't Grabban suffering really badly with crohn's while he was with us?

That was Chris Martin

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Re: Will Keane Confimred

by Clyde1998 » 15 Jan 2026 18:14

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Two of the most random Reading players that I for some reason still remember





Ethan Gage being the guy who came from Vancouver?

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Re: Will Keane Confimred

by Sutekh » 15 Jan 2026 18:22

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Two of the most random Reading players that I for some reason still remember





Ethan Gage being the guy who came from Vancouver?


The other is Radoslav Vasilev

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Re: Will Keane Confimred

by stealthpapes » 15 Jan 2026 19:07

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Hendo Wasn't Grabban suffering really badly with crohn's while he was with us?


Not sure but do recall that Chris Martin was suffering with something similar when he was with us (but only disclosed after he'd left)


Martin had ulcerative colitis and basically shat himself to sleep every night.

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Re: Will Keane Confimred

by windermereROYAL » 15 Jan 2026 20:56

I seem to recall players that have come here with decent scoring records at other clubs, Lewis Grabban has been mentioned, Jaap Stam played him out wide, Matej Vydra didn`t really happen for him.
Billy Sharp didn`t do so well either, here`s hoping this guy hits the ground running.

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Re: Will Keane Confimred

by LightwaterRoyal » 15 Jan 2026 22:04

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Hendo Wasn't Grabban suffering really badly with crohn's while he was with us?


Not sure but do recall that Chris Martin was suffering with something similar when he was with us (but only disclosed after he'd left)


Martin had ulcerative colitis and basically shat himself to sleep every night.


And every time he was in the opposition 18 yard box

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